Procurement Receipt and Distribution Assistant Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

NakedK9 Design, LLC; Truro; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization as a Receipt and Distribution Assistant, where your proactive and organized approach will play a vital role in enhancing inventory management. This full-time position offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment, contributing to the safety and efficiency of medical supply distribution. You will be a key player in ensuring that medical consumables are received, distributed, and accounted for across various hospital areas. If you're self-motivated and eager to make a difference in patient care, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Sponsorship opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse and stock control is essential.
• Candidates must have strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage receipt and distribution of medical consumables.
• Build relationships with clinical staff for effective inventory communication.
• Assist in stock takes and manage inventory records.

Skills

Warehouse and stock control experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Self-motivation

Education

Professional registration and qualification

Job description

The Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust has embarked on the challenging and exciting task of implementing a new inventory system aiming to have better practices and visibility of stock control, reducing costs and increasing patient safety through the Scan4Safety initiative.

We are looking for pro-active, organised, self-motivated and ambitious Receipt and Distribution Assistants to join our Inventory Management Team.

The successful candidates will be a key player in delivering the receipt, distribution and put away of medical consumables in all theatre/ward areas of the hospital.

The candidate will have experience in warehouse and stock control, great communication skills and be able to work as part of a team or independently.

This is a temporary, full time 37.5 hours for 2 posts.

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Receiving, distributing, and putting away of inventory across assigned areas.
2. Manage key working relationships with clinical staff to ensure effective communication regarding Inventory.
3. Build and maintain good working relationships and communication with Procurement colleagues and the Stock Controllers team.
4. Re-ordering of Top-Up products according to the agreed levels.
5. Distributing any Transfer orders from the Bulk Store location to any requested location/s.
6. Record wastage for all Top-Up lines.
7. Assist stock controllers on cycle and initial stock counts.
8. Communicate issues regarding stock to the Stock Controllers team.
9. Chase outstanding Purchase Orders as required.
10. Action the return of goods to suppliers as required.
11. Assist with and perform barcode associations.
12. Participate and assist in stock takes, yearend counts and warehouse amendments as required.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

1. Identity Checks
2. Professional registration and qualification checks
3. Employment history and reference checks
4. Occupational Health clearance
5. Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
6. Right to work in the UK

We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview. We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Dec 2024.